Document #1046778

RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)

Baghdad Car Bomb Kills At Least 14 People

September 23, 2014

A car bomb in the Iraqi capital has killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 30.

Police said the car exploded on a busy commercial street in Baghdad’s eastern Shi’ite neighborhood of Sadr City on September 23.

Islamic State militants have claimed responsibility for several suicide bombings in Baghdad.

Iraqi and Kurdish forces backed by U.S. and French warplanes are battling Islamic State fighters, who have seized large parts of northern and western Iraq in recent months.

Based on reporting by AFP and AP

 

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ecoi.net description:
Baghdad: At least 14 people killed in a car bomb explosion; more than 30 injured
Country:
Iraq
Source:
RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)
Original link:
http://www.rferl.org/content/baghdad-car-bombing-kills-at-least-14-people/26602612.html
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
23 September 2014
Document ID:
1046778 (former ID 286841)

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